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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Finally, Through The Fog, A Sunset

By Brian Lam on July 10, 2009 at 3:18 AM

July 8, 9:00 PM PST This is what a sunset looks like in the middle of the ocean, from a sailboat racing from California to Hawaii.


Course 265° T, Speed 13.5 Knots, Lat 26° 03′ N, Lon 135° 00′ W

July 9, 2:15 AM PST
Windy tonight. On edge and don’t trust the pilot on 20+ and big waves. No horizon. Been steering for 3 hours. Crusty is sound asleep. I can’t believe that he trusts me!


July 9, 7:00 AM PST
Trade Winds Sailing at its Best!

Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz. He’ll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race with us live from the Pegasus Open 50. He and Richard Clarke set the race record for a double handed team in 2008 with a time of 7 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds, besting all boats in overall time for that year.
[Previous Pegasus Sailing posts on Gizmodo, Pegasus]

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  • Geisrud
    July 10, 2009 at 7:51 AM
    @CurvesWantsOptionalExtendedViewBack...: I know! I checked it out on google maps - the water is perfectly calm and a pretty shade of blue right now!
  • redman042
    July 10, 2009 at 7:25 AM
    Really enjoying the posts, but please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, turn your iPhone sideways when shooting video. Right now watching these feels like looking through a keyhole.

    redman042

  • Curves
    July 10, 2009 at 7:15 AM
    Lovely pictures. I really had no idea it would appear so calm.
  • stkr2008
    July 10, 2009 at 5:05 AM
    @mikeness: I feel the same way. I would rather fly on an airplane then sail around the ocean.

    stkr2008

  • The_Souljourner
    July 10, 2009 at 4:37 AM
    Good lord. Too damn many of these posts. I think it's neat and all, but if I wanted to follow a blog so closely about the race, I would follow a blog about the race, not gizmodo.

    The_Souljourner

  • Stitchopoulis
    July 10, 2009 at 3:54 AM
    I am loving these posts. They're definitely motivating me to finish up my boat and get it in the water. Maybe we can do a sailzmodo meetup on the SF bay.

    Stitchopoulis

  • badhatharry
    July 10, 2009 at 3:49 AM
    @MostlyHarmless: Agoraphobia, or possible hydrophobia. I hate swimming in the ocean away from shore because I'm acrophobic. It's a long way to the bottom.

    badhatharry

  • Kaiser-Machead
    July 10, 2009 at 3:48 AM
    @MostlyHarmless: No, you were right the first time. Triggers involve a fear of wide open spaces as well.

    Kaiser-Machead

  • MostlyHarmless
    July 10, 2009 at 3:44 AM
    @mikeness: Agoraphobic i guess. Edit: Okay, so I was right the first time :P
  • mikeness
    July 10, 2009 at 3:39 AM
    Wow man, whats the opposite of claustrophobic? I like going out on boats, even small boats, as long as I can see the shore. The moment I'm on a relatively small craft like that in the middle of the ocean and look around to see nothing but water - I go below deck and assume the fetal position.
  • thedoc
    July 10, 2009 at 3:29 AM
    im really starting to like these posts. i can only dream of actually sailing from Cali to Hawaii .

    thedoc

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